WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 1, 2011) -- The U.S. Army is developing a next-generation, 40-ton 155mm Howitzer artillery cannon able to fire precision rounds, accommodate additional armor ...

Following a South Korean artillery exercise in disputed waters along the island of Yeonpyeong on November 23, 2010, North ...

Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 11th Airborne Division, earned top honors ...

It is one of the most powerful and versatile self-propelled artillery systems in the world. Capable of firing three rounds in ...

Artillery has been called “the god of war” for good reason. From the thunder of cannons in the Great War to the deep, rolling booms of Cold War behemoths, these weapons have shaped history one ...

December 5, 2005 The Chinese were the first to experiment with explosive powders around 300 AD but it was not until 1252, when the secret ingredients of those powders were documented in an essay by ...

The howitzer is one of the more steadfast implements of modern warfare, a long-ranged artillery with a firing curve between the parabolic arc of a mortar and the straight shot of a cannon. It's a ...

U.S. troops tasked to advise and equip armies in smaller developing countries are learning how to operate an older, Soviet-era artillery piece. The Texas-based 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade is ...

An intensive Russian artillery barrage, the first week of October, was one of the earliest and clearest signs the Russians planned to assault Avdiivka, a Ukrainian stronghold just northwest of Russian ...

The Army’s new M109A7 self-propelled howitzer artillery vehicle will enter operational service next year. The M109A7 variant is an upgraded vehicle that was engineered to fire precision rounds that ...